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G. M. GRISWOLD. PRINTING AND SANDING MECHANISM FOR PAPER Box MACHINES.

No. 441,759. Patented De. 2,1890.

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ononcn M. GRISWOL D, OF;NEW lll-lV-EN, CONNECTICUT.

PRINTlNG AND SANDING MECHANISM or PAPER-BOX MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. &41,759, dated.December 2, 1890.

' Application filed November 24, 1888. Serial No. 291,771- (Nom odeL) Tall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE M. Gnrswon'o,

'a citizen of the United States, residing at New Haven, in the county ofNew Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented'ceflain new and usefulImprovements in Printing and Sanding Mechanism for Paper-Box Machines;

and I do hereby declarethe following to :be a

.but more particularly to mechanism forming part of such machine,whereby the-box or shook may be suitably printed, and whereby sand orother abrasive substance may-be atfixedto the surface of said .box orshook.

This invention is in some part an improvementupon the machine shown anddescribed in certain Letters Patent of the United States No. 387,953,granted to me the 14th day of August, 1888. I l

The particular objects of my invention are to imprint upon the shook,and preferably both upon the top and botto'm'thereof, any desiredmatter, such as the name and address of the manufacturer or descriptionof contents.

It is also an object of said invention to apply to a definite area ofthe surface of each shook an adherent coating of ,sand or othersubstance useful for igniting matches.

With these ends in new my lnvention consists in the combination andarrangement of mechanical elements, and in-the construction, which-willbe hereinafterfully and in detail set forth, and then recited in theclaims hereunto annexed. t

In order that such as are skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains may'more fully understand my improved. machine and how tomake and use the same, I refer to the following description, and to thedrawings which form a'part'of the specification, and tothe figures ofreference marked upon said drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sideelevation of that part of my machine in which the folding, printing,

&c., are accomplished; Fig. 2, a similar view from the other side of themachine; Fig. 3, an

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end view of the portion of the machine shown at Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. 4, alongitudinal verti- I cal section at the line mow of Fig.0; Fig. 5, aplanview of the forward end of the machine; Fig. 6, a similar v viewwith the top plate or table removed and partly in transverse hori- Ithrough the folding-dies,"showing a folded blank thereinline z z'of Fig2.

Y Like letters and numerals denote the sam parts in all thefigures. J

- In the drawings a machine is exhibited in which by a duplication ofparts two boxshooks are, made simultaneously, and I have thus shownitbecausethe machine in duplicate is my preferred construction. Saidmachine can, however, as is obvious, he made single or trebleorquadruple'without in any Way departing from its mode of operation, ashere shown. Furthermore, in the drawin'gsI havenot shown theentire'machine upon one Figs. 1' and 7, however, placed together, showit in elevation, and Figs. 5 and 9 in plan View. 7

The description as worded, forsimplicity of description, is made to"apply to a single machine.

A is thatpart of the frame of the machine upon which the paper and themechanism and eject the shook.

O is a table or bedextending between the two frames aforesaid and acrosswhich the paper strip travels in its passage from one frame to theother.

' 1 is a roll journaled at the end of the frame. A, said roll carryingthe paperor straw board from which-the shooks'are made, and 2-are thepaperpassesto the creasing-disks'3,be-

tween which latter and a crease-roll etil', is-

'95 gages or guides above'the'roll,throughwhich subsequently folded, andsaid disks are adjustable upon a standard or bridge 5 toward and fromeach other, whereby the width be tween the crease-lines may be varied.

In this machine a slitter 5 (shown in Fig. 8) divides the paper into twolongitudinal strips of equal width. The crease-roll is revolved by abelt 6 from the glue-wheel shaft 7, which in its turn is driven by abelt 73, from a pulley at the forward end of the machine.

8 is the glue-wheel mounted by a spline upon the shaft 7, and running astoits lower edge in a glue-pot 9, suitably secured beneath it.

10 is a yoke embracing the edge of the gluewheel and mounted uponaslide-bar 11, which passes across the frame and has bearings therein.

In. the machine as shown the glue-wheel is grooved on its periphery, soas to. apply two separate but parallel stripes of glue to the paper. Thewheel is set with its groove astride the line of severance of the paper,and by means of the slide and yoke the wheel may be movedon its splineso as to print its stripes of glue exactly where wanted. The adjustmentof said wheel when making match-box tubes will not be more than, say, aquarter of an inch. A wheel resser-foot 12 on a standard 13, andadjustable like the creasers,insures close contact of the strip with thegluewheel.

14 are pressure-bars adaptedto keep the strip flat upon the table afterit leaves the glne-rolL' 15 are further pressure-bars, so disposed uponthe strip andheld thereon from standards 16 asto secure the center ofsaid strip, while its edges receive their initial curve from theinclined tapering folding-dies 17, which aresecnred'on top-of the tableover the frame 13. Said dies fold the strip on two of the creaselinesthereof, so that its glued, edge comes properly in contact; with theother edge. A pair of rolls 18 and 19the one above and the other-belowthe bedthen,press the folded blank flat and cause the adhesion of theglued edges. Said rolls also serve to feed the paper along, and theirmethod of operation and source of power will presently appear.

J ournaled across the frame B is a pulley-' shaft 20, adapted to bedriven by a belt applied -to pulley 21. A suitable clutch 22 serves toconnect the pulley and shaft, and a lever 23 and a connecting-rodactuate the clutch.

24: is a gear mountedon the pulley-shaft and meshing with a large gearedwheel 25 on the main shaft 26 beneath it. In the face of i upon arock-arm 32 on said shaft, andthis pitman imparts vertical rcciprooatorymovement to a combined platen and type-bed 33, which slides in ways onthe frame. Above this movable part 33 is a stationary combined platenand type-bed 3et, bolted to the frame, and upward toward said plate themovable part 33, just referred to, is forced by the pitman. Each of theparts 33 34 bears an electrotype and also a plane surface. On the lowermovable printing elements 33 the eleevtrotype 35 is at the rear endthereof, and the plane surface 36, preferably coated with rubher, is atthe front. On the upper printing member 34 the electrotype 37 is at thefront and the surface 38 at the rear, so that each electrotype isopposed to a plane surface.

Secured upon the parts .33 3t and about midway thereof are twoco-operating blades 39 for the severing of the shock, as will behereinafter explained. i

The gluingand sanding devices for the production of the abrasive surfacecooperate with the printing devices, and are as follows,

reference being, had particularly to the sectional Fig. 4: Upon the samerock-shaft that carries the pitman of the movable printing device ismounted a rock-arm 40, smaller and lighter than that for the pitman, andfor the purpose of greater movement than thepitman-arm alittle longerthan the latter. This arm, through a rod 41, imparts verticalreciprocation to a slide-bar 42, upon which is mounted a frame 43. Saidframe carries respectively a rod 44, having'a glue-printing pliances areraised upward simultaneously,

and at the same time as the moving printing element but as they areoperated by a longer arm their travel is greater than said printingelement. They ascend to the same level as said printing element, anddescend to a lower level. They passthrough said printing element, theglue-printer alongside the electrotype and the sand-printer through theplane surface.

Ink is applied to the electrotypes by an inking mechanism, which is asfollows:

A font 49 is supported on the frame beneath the bed, as seen at Fig. 4,and a roller 50, arranged at the end of the font, takes the inktherefrom in its intermittent rotation, which is accomplished byratchet51 on the roller and a pawl 52, engaging andturning it 'step by step.

53 is a lever actuated with a rocking movement about its pivotal pointon the frame by a large cam 54 on themain shaft. At the u 1r per end ofthis lover a horizontallyarrangede 5 midway of the length of thecombined platen connecting-rod 55 extends into the frame and actuates acarriage 56, in which the inkingrollersarej'ournaled. These rollerscomprise a plate-inker 57, which, at each backward movement of thecarriage, makes contact with the font-roller, and taking ink therefromapplies it during its forwardmovement to the rotatable plate 58, aplate-roller 59, which takes ink from the plate and'applies it to thetransfer or intermediate roller 60, and the two form-rollers 61 and 62,the latter of which derives ink from the roller 60. I The roller 62 isinked byits constant contact with the roller encircle grooved pulleys64. on the en'dsof.

said roller. This movement of roller 61 revolvesroller 62. The carriagein which the rollers are supported during its forward movement entersways 64, which at a point-about and impression-plates rise slightly andthen extend horizontally for the remainder of their length. The purposeof this is as follows: As the roller-carriage moves forward in the rearlower plane of the ways, the size of the roller 61 is such that itsperiphery will apply ink to the whole surface of the electrotype' 35.Meanwhile the upper roller 62 passesthe surface 38 without touching it.lVhen the rise in the ways is reached, the carriage lifts, so

that for the remainder of its forward movement the upper roll 62 inksthe electrotype 37, and the lower roll Glpasses over the surface 36without touching it. The rollers at the rear of the roller 62 are of toosmall diameter to touch the surface 35 after the carriage has enteredthe ways. Upon the front end of the carriage is a shield or apron 65,whose lower edge'as-the carriage moves forward passes close to thesurface of the movable member 33 of the printing jmechanism. While othermeans for the ejection of the finished shook may be provided, thisshield answers very well as an ejector, and particularly is this thecase since the completed shook, after being cut off, will opensufliciently, so that asit descends with the-movable printing elementit's top edge is within the field of the lower edge of thesaid shield.The movement of the pressing and feeding rolls 18 and 19 isintermittent, so-as to give the printing and other mechanisms anopportunity to act-alternately therewith.

66 is a crank-disk secured on the end of the main'shaft,.and 67 is apitman pivoted to said disk. i

68 is a gear journaled on a hub on the frame, and between'said gear andthe pitman is a suitable clutch mechanism 69 for the intermittentactuation of the former by the latter. Said gear 68 drives a pair ofintermeshed gears 7 O, secured, respectively, on the rolls 18 19,whereby is imparted to said rolls an intermittent rotarymovement. Thegear 68 also drives another gear7l, whose hub carries a band-wheel 72,-and the lattera belt 73.

Said belt drives the mechanism at the rear end of the machine, ashereinbeforerecited.

74: is a Wire-guard between which and the impression-plate thelength oftube'passes and whereby it is supporte In order that the paper may bereadily iden- V titled, the letter a is used to denote it.

The operation of my invention is as fol lows: First of all, thealternation of the several operations should be understood. ing andpressing rolls, the folding and creasing devices, the glue-wheel, andthe" inking mechanism for the electrotypes operate substantiallvtogether, and while the printing,

gluing and sanding, and the cutters are at lgluing, sanding, and cuttingdevices no feeding, inking, creasing, or folding takes place. Therolls 18 19 in drawing forward the strip of paper cause it to be operated uponby the creasing, the gluing, and the folding mechanisms, substantiallyas in the Patent No. 387,953, hereinbefore referred to,.andthen thestrip now formed into a tube is flattened by rest. During the operationof the printing,

said rolls. Each feeding movement of-therollers pulls the strip forwardthe length of one shook. lVhen, say, a length equal to two shooks hasbeen flattened by the rolls and projected beyond them, the feed ceasesand the movable printing element actuated by the i pitman, rock-shaft,&c.,' rises and squeezes the double-length blank between itself andupper stationary printingelement. This printsthe top surface of theouter shook and the under surface of the inner shook. At the same timethe glue-printer rises and imprints an area of glue on the surface ofthe rear shook and the sander carries up a quantity of sand against theforward shook. At the same time the cutters sever the outer shook lengthwhich extends over the impressionplate is, .as to its rear half,- blankoirb'oth sides. As to its forward half, it is printed on thelower sidethereof, and has a dab=of glue applied to said side. Now, as'theplatenas' cends the blank rear half is printed and gets theproper-application of glue, and the for ward half is printed on itsblank side against the upper electrotype, and has applied thereto, onits lower side and over the moist glue, a quantity of sand raised on theend of the plunger from the sandbox. Then the platen recedes, theink-rollers come forward, and the shield carries with it and throws outthe completed shook. Simultaneously the feeding again takes place.

In my invention I do not wish to be confined to the precise details ofconstruction which I have therein shown and described, since manychanges involving only mechanical skill may be made therein withoutdeparting from the spirit and aim of my inven- 7 length, whereby theshook is divided from the tube simultaneously with the completion of itsprinting, substantially as described.

2. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with meansfor feeding the blank to be printed, of the stationary combined platenand type-bed, the movable plat-en and type-bed having its printing andplain surfaces reversed relative to those upon the stationary printingelement, the pitman whereby the movable printing element is actuated,and a pair of blades secured to the respective printing elements attheir center and transversely to their length.

3. The combination, in a machine of the character described, with thestationary printing element, of the reciprocating combined platen andtype-bed, the pitman whereby said movable printing element is operated,and the rock-shaft, the gear, the geared segment, and the lever and camwhereby the pitman is operated, substantially as set forth.

4. In a paper-box machine, the combination, with the stationary printingelement and the movable printing element, of glue-printing andsand-applying devices adapted to operate through and conjointly with themov able printing element, and suitable means for applying power to saidglue printing and sanding devices, substantially as described.

5. In a paper-box machine, the combination, with means for feedingtheblank, of the stationary combined platen and type-bed, the movablecombined platen and type-bed and means for operating the latter, theglue printing and applying devices operating through and conjointly withthemovable combined platen and type-bed, and means whereby said gluingand sanding devices are operated in proper time, substantially as setforth.

6. In a paper-box machine, the combination, with suitable means forfeeding the blank and the printing devices, of sand and glue receptaclessecured beneath the movable printing element, plungers arranged to slidein said receptacles, and means whereby said plungers are operated upwardagainst the stationary printing element,substantially as set forth.

7. In a paper-box machine, the combination, with means for feeding theblank and with the stationary and the movable printing elements, of sandand glue receptacles arranged beneath the movable printing element andin the same longitudinal plane, printingplungers arranged to slidevertically in said receptacles, and means for imparting to said plungersa properly-timed vertical movement through the movable printing elementand against the blank, substantially as described.

8. In a paper-boxinachine, the combination, withthe feeding and printingmechanism, of the sand and glue receptacles secured beneath the movableprinting element and in the same longitudinal plane, plungers arrangedto slide in said receptacles and upward through the movable printingelement, and means forimparting to said plungers a vertical movementgreater than the vertical movement of the movable printing element,substantially as described.

9. In a-paper-box machine, the combina: tion, with the main shaft, ofthe large gear carrying the cam mounted upon said shaft, the pivotedlever operated by said cam, the geared .segmenton the lever, the gearand rock-shaft operated by said lever and the pitman, and the movableprinting element and gluing and sanding devices operated by saidrock-shaft, substantially as set forth.

10. In a paper-box machine, the combination of two printing-frames, onestationary and one movable, each provided with a form and a platen, theform of each frame being placed opposite to the platen of the otherframe,'and mechanism for'imparting the appropriate movement to saidmovable frame, substantially as described".

11. In a paper-box machine, the combination, with the stationarycombined type-bed and platen, the movable combined type-bed and platen,and means for operating the latter, of a reciprocating carriageprovidedwith suitable inking-rollers arranged ina plane below thestationary printing element,'and a track or way having ditferentsections of its length in diiferent horizontal planes, whereby saidcarriage is guided audits inking-rollers caused to operate upon both theupper and a the lower type, substantially as described.

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inwhich said carriage is mounted and adapted varied during differentsections of its traverse, and cords'fast at either end and encirclingpulleys on one of the rollers, whereby the rotary movement of theinking-rollers is effected, substantially as set' forth.

14. In a machine of the character-described, the combination, with themain shaft and the cam in the large wheel thereof, of the printingmechanism. and the devices intermediate between the platen and largecam-wheel on the main shaft, whereby said printing mechanism isoperated, the inking carriage and roll-' ers, the rocking lever andconnections where-- by said carriage is caused to reciprocatealternately with the movable printing element, and the cam on the mainshaft, whereby the movements of the rocking lever and carriage areeffected, substantially as set forth.

15. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with thestationary printing element, the movable printing element, and meanswhereby the latter is operated, of the glue and sand reservoirs arrangedbeneath the movable printing element, the verticallyreciprocating frameand the slide-bar upon which it is supported, plungers mounted on saidframe and projecting upward into and through the sand and gluereservoirs, and means, as described, whereby appropriate verticalmovement is imparted to the frame.

16. In a machine of the character described,

the combination, with the stationary and movable printing elements, of apair of feeding-rollers adapted to operate alternately to the operationof the printing mechanism, glue printing and sanding devices operatingsubstantially at the same time as the printing mechanism, and inkingdevices, such as rollers, and means for operating them simultaneouslywith the operation of the feeding.

mechanism, substantially as specified.

17. In a machine of the character described, the combination of thefollowing instrumentalities, namely: a printing mechanism consisting ofa stationary and a movable printing element, glue printing and sandingde vices operating substantially at the same time as the printingmechanism, a feeding mechanismfor the blank, and a reciprocating-inkingcarriage and means for actuating the same between and into contact withboth the printing elements, said feeding mechanism and inking devicesoperating during the time that.

the printing, gluing, and sanding devices are idle, substantially asdescribed.

18. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with theprinting mechanism and means for operating the same, of the framearranged beneath the bed and having the inking-rollers journaledtherein, ways or tracks in which said frame is adapted to travellongitudinally, said ways being as to their outer ends in a higher planethan their inner ends, whereby said frame is raised and ink applied tothe upper type-bed, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two'witnesses.GEORGE M. GRISWOLD.' Witnesses:

S. H. HUBBARD,

O. G. OooKE.

